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Wildfires have consumed more than 4.2 million acres of land across the U.S. so far this year, a number more than double the most recent 10-year average, but there's still hope that 2011 won't be a record year — all that winter snow in the Rockies, Sierras and Cascades should keep Western areas green long enough to get through the summer heat.

California Wildfires: No Time to Burn
As thousands evacuate and homes burn, take a journey behind the scenes with California's top three emergency management leaders as they visit a major wildfire and have to make tough choices about where to send firefighters, aircraft and other limited resources. This is a rare look inside the strategy sessions between the California Emergency Management Agency, California National Guard and CAL FIRE during the beginning of the 2012 wildfire season. Produced by Kelly Huston - kelly.huston@calema.ca.gov. Additional video from sources credited on screen within the production. For more information, visit www.calema.ca.gov
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Chubb Wildfire Defense Services in Texas
The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has expanded its Wildfire Defense Services to most of Texas less than a year after the state experienced its worst wildfire season on record. The free loss-prevention service is now available to Chubb homeowners policyholders in 141 of 254 counties in Texas. In addition to providing wildfire education and property risk assessments, the program responds to wildfires through a network of certified wildfire fighters and the application of a highly effective fire-blocking gel. Since its inception, the program has helped save dozens of homes. There were more than 30000 wildfires in Texas last year, burning nearly 4 million acres, the most of any state in 2011 and 43% of the national total. In 2011, Chubb's Wildfire Defense Services responded to six major wildfires in Texas, helping to evacuate customers, setting up perimeter sprinkler systems and engaging in active fire suppression at several homes. Chubb's actions helped save four homes.
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Airtankers Arrive for the 2012 Wildfire Season
Two airtankers and one birddog aircraft landed at the Provincial Airtanker Centre in Kamloops Thursday, May 3. Planes are also now positioned in Prince George and Williams Lake. Altogether, BC's Wildfire Management Branch will have access to 20 aircraft during the 2012 wildfire season.
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CAL FIRE and the National Guard Train for Coming Fire Season
With fire season around the corner, CAL FIRE and the California National Guard are once again training together to ensure California has every resource available to battle the state's wildfires. Each year the two departments join forces to train military pilots to effectively make water drops on wildfires and how to safely integrate into a wildfire situations.
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CAL FIRE and the National Guard Train for Coming Fire Season
With fire season around the corner, CAL FIRE and the California National Guard are once again training together to ensure California has every resource available to battle the state's wildfires. Each year the two departments join forces to train military pilots to effectively make water drops on wildfires and how to safely integrate into a wildfire situations.
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Crimfall - Wildfire Season (live 2011-11-19 - SoundDock - Dietikon, CH)
The second band of the evening surprised with excellent playing and great vocals! This is from their first album "As The Path Unfolds..."
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2011 Texas Wildfire Season; Memorial Gardens fire in Henderson, Texas
On 09-11-2011, Crims Chapel, New London, and Henderson Fire Departments responded to this fire, located off US Highway 259, north of Henderson, across from Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Approximately 10 acres were burned, one storage building was lost, but three houses and two barns were saved thanks to the team effort! For more photos and video, visit: facebook.com/crimschapelvfd or crimschapelvfd.org.
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msnbc.comWildfire season off to a raging startmsnbc.comWildfires have consumed more than 4.2 million acres of land across the US so far this year, a number more than double the most recent 10-year average, but there's still hope that 2011 won't be a record year — all that winter snow in the Rockies, ...Wildfire Season Already Worse Than Last YearNPR (blog)Active wildfire season stretches state resourcesKOB.comFirefighting planes have perhaps been too long on jobWashington PostAbout - News & Issues -Pine Tree -Bend Bulletinall 2,986 news articles »http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGhav-kOOyvlDVx1gNfXB39E77_Uw&url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43399100/ns/weather/